# Oingo Boingo discography

The discography of Oingo Boingo, an American new wave band, consists of eight studio albums, two live albums, five compilation albums, two extended plays, one soundtrack, seventeen singles, ten music videos, and a list of soundtrack appearances.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Year | Album details | US | AUS | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 1981 | Only a Lad Released: June 19, 1981 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, CS | 172 | — | |
| 1982 | Nothing to Fear Released: June 22, 1982 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, CS | 148 | — | |
| 1983 | Good for Your Soul Released: July 26, 1983 Label: A&M Formats: CD, LP, CS | 144 | — | |
| 1984 | So-Lo Released: November 11, 1984 Label: MCA Format: CD, LP, CS | — | — | |
| 1985 | Dead Man's Party Released: October 28, 1985 Label: MCA Formats: CD, LP, CS | 98 | 65 | RIAA: Gold |
| 1987 | Boi-ngo Released: March 2, 1987 Label: MCA Formats: CD, LP, CS | 77 | 98 | |
| 1990 | Dark at the End of the Tunnel Released: February 20, 1990 Label: MCA Formats: CD, LP, CS | 72 | — | |
| 1994 | Boingo Released: May 17, 1994 Label: Giant Formats: CD, CS | 71 | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. |||||
    $^1$ ^ Released as a Danny Elfman solo album but often retrospectively attributed to Oingo Boingo
    $^2$ ^ Released as "Boingo"

### Live albums

| Year | Album details |
| 1988 | Boingo Alive Released: September 26, 1988 Label: MCA Format: CD, LP, CS |
| 1996 | Farewell: Live from the Universal Amphitheatre, Halloween 1995 Released: April 16, 1996 Label: A&M Format: CD, CS |

### Compilations

| Year | Album details |
| 1989 | The Best of Oingo Boingo: Skeletons in the Closet Released: January 10, 1989 Label: A&M Format: CD, LP, CS |
| 1990 | Stay Released: April 1, 1990 Label: MCA Format: LP, CD, CS (Brazil only) |
| 1991 | Best O' Boingo Released: September 17, 1991 Label: MCA Format: LP, CD |
| 1999 | Anthology Released: November 2, 1999 Label: Hip-O Format: CD |
| 2002 | The Best of Oingo Boingo: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection Released: September 24, 2002 Label: MCA Format: CD |

### Soundtracks

| Year | Album details |
| 1983 | Forbidden Zone Released: 1983 Label: Varèse Sarabande Format: CD, LP |

### Tribute albums

| Year | Album details |
| 2005 | Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo Released: 2005 Label: Indianola Format: CD |
| 2006 | Drink to Bones That Turn to Dust: A Toast to Oingo Boingo Released: October 30, 2006 Label: Dep't of Records Format: CD |

## Extended plays

| Year | Album details |
| 1980 | Oingo Boingo Released: September 17, 1980 Label: I.R.S. Format: EP |

## Singles

| Year | Title | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | US | US Alt | AUS | Album |
| 1976 | "You Got Your Baby Back" | — | x | — | "You Got Your Baby Back" single |
| 1980 | "Only a Lad" | — | x | — | Oingo Boingo |
| 1981 | "Only a Lad" | — | x | — | Only a Lad |
| 1981 | "Little Girls" | — | x | — | Only a Lad |
| 1982 | "Private Life" | — | x | — | Nothing to Fear |
| 1983 | "Wake Up (It's 1984)" | — | x | — | Good for Your Soul |
| 1984 | "Gratitude" | — | x | — | So-Lo |
| 1985 | "Weird Science" | 45 | x | 39 | Dead Man's Party |
| 1986 | "Just Another Day" | 85 | x | — | Dead Man's Party |
| 1986 | "Dead Man's Party" | — | x | — | Dead Man's Party |
| 1986 | "Stay" | — | x | 30 | Dead Man's Party |
| 1986 | "Pain" | — | x | — | Boi-ngo |
| 1987 | "Not My Slave" | — | x | — | Boi-ngo |
| 1988 | "Winning Side" | — | 14 | — | Boingo Alive |
| 1989 | "Flesh and Blood" | — | — | — | Dark at the End of the Tunnel |
| 1990 | "Out of Control" | — | — | — | Dark at the End of the Tunnel |
| 1990 | "When the Lights Go Out" | — | 15 | — | Dark at the End of the Tunnel |
| 1994 | "Insanity" | — | — | — | Boingo |
| 1994 | "Hey!" | — | 23 | — | Boingo |
    $^1$ ^ As "The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo"
    $^2$ ^ As Danny Elfman
    $^3$ ^ ^ As Boingo

## Music videos

| Year | Song | Director(s) | Album |
| 1981 | "Little Girls" | Richard Elfman | Only a Lad |
| 1982 | "Private Life" | Richard Elfman | Nothing to Fear |
| 1983 | "Nothing Bad Ever Happens" | Richard Elfman | Good for Your Soul |
| 1984 | "Gratitude" | Graeme Whifler | So-Lo |
| 1985 | "Weird Science" | — | Dead Man's Party |
| 1986 | "Just Another Day" | Stephen R. Johnson | Dead Man's Party |
| 1986 | "Dead Man's Party" | — | Dead Man's Party |
| 1986 | "Stay" | David Hogan | Dead Man's Party |
| 1990 | "Out of Control" | — | Dark at the End of the Tunnel |
| 1994 | "Insanity" | — | Boingo |

## Other appearances

This section is intended to be a compendium of the many tracks that Oingo Boingo has recorded for TV and film soundtracks, as well as various artists compilation albums. It also includes previously released songs that have been included in TV, film and other media.
| Year | Song | Appearance | Notes |
| 1979 | "I'm Afraid" | L.A. In: A Collection of Los Angeles Rock and New Wave Bands compilation | The first official release to be credited to "Oingo Boingo", as opposed to "The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo". |
| 1981 | "I've Got to Be Entertained" | Longshot | No official soundtrack release. Band appears in film, performing the song. |
| 1981 | "Ain't This the Life" | Urgh! A Music War! film Urgh! A Music War soundtrack | Band appears in film, performing the song. Recorded at The Whisky in Hollywood, CA on August 17, 1980. Original studio versions previously released on Oingo Boingo demo EP and Oingo Boingo EP. |
| 1982 | "Better Luck Next Time" | The Last American Virgin soundtrack | — |
| 1982 | "Goodbye, Goodbye" | Fast Times at Ridgemont High film Fast Times at Ridgemont High soundtrack | — |
| 1984 | "Wild Sex (In the Working Class)" | Sixteen Candles | No official soundtrack release; previously released on Nothing to Fear. |
| 1984 | "Something Isn't Right" | Bachelor Party soundtrack | — |
| 1984 | "Bachelor Party" | Bachelor Party soundtrack | — |
| 1984 | "Who Do You Want to Be" | Bachelor Party film | Does not appear on soundtrack; previously released on Good for Your Soul. |
| 1984 | "Hold Me Back" | Surf II | No official soundtrack release. |
| 1984 | "Only a Lad" | Surf II | No official soundtrack release; previously released on Only a Lad. |
| 1985 | "Weird Science" | Weird Science film Weird Science soundtrack | Also released as a single. A longer, different mix would later appear on Dead Man's Party. |
| 1986 | "Fast Times" | Fast Times | No official soundtrack release. |
| 1986 | "Take Your Medicine" | Live! For Life compilation | Compilation album of previously unreleased live and studio tracks with the intent of raising funds for the AMC Cancer Research Center. |
| 1986 | "Dead Man's Party" | Back to School film Back to School soundtrack | Band appears in film, performing the song. Previously released on Dead Man's Party. |
| 1986 | "No One Lives Forever" | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 soundtrack | From Dead Man's Party. |
| 1986 | "Not My Slave" | Something Wild soundtrack | A different mix would later appear on BOI-NGO. |
| 1987 | "Home Again" | Wisdom | Does not appear on soundtrack; reissued on BOI-NGO. |
| 1987 | "Same Man I Was Before" | My Best Friend Is a Vampire | No official soundtrack release; previously released on Dead Man's Party. |
| 1987 | "Happy" | Summer School soundtrack | Credited to Danny Elfman, who also scored the film. |
| 1987 | "Who Do You Want to Be" | Teen Wolf Too film Teen Wolf Too soundtrack | From Good for Your Soul. |
| 1987 | "Not My Slave" | Like Father Like Son | No official soundtrack release; previously released on BOI-NGO. |
| 1988 | "Try to Believe" | Midnight Run film Midnight Run soundtrack | Credited to Mosley & The B-Men. Instrumental version appears in film; vocal version appears on soundtrack. A different version would later appear on Dark at the End of the Tunnel. |
| 1989 | "Flesh 'N Blood" | Ghostbusters II film Ghostbusters II soundtrack | A different mix would later appear on Dark at the End of the Tunnel. |
| 1989 | "Winning Side" | She's Out of Control soundtrack | From Boingo Alive. |
| 1990 | "Country Skin" | Nightbreed film Nightbreed soundtrack | Country & western version of "Skin", performed by Michael Stanton. Oingo Boingo version previously released on Dark at the End of the Tunnel. |
| 1990 | "Violent Love" | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane film | Does not appear on soundtrack; previously released on Oingo Boingo EP. |
| 1992 | "We Close Our Eyes" | Buffy the Vampire Slayer film Buffy the Vampire Slayer soundtrack | Performed by Susanna Hoffs. Oingo Boingo version previously released on BOI-NGO. |
| 1993 | "Weird Science" | Beavis and Butt-Head | Appears in season 2 episode "Scientific Stuff". From Dead Man's Party. |
| 1994–1998 | "Weird Science" | Weird Science TV series | Used as intro theme song. From Dead Man's Party. |
| 1997 | "No One Lives Forever" | Casper: A Spirited Beginning film Casper: A Spirited Beginning soundtrack | From Dead Man's Party. |
| 1997 | "Home Again" | Home Alone 3 film Home Alone 3 soundtrack | From BOI-NGO. |
| 1999–2000 | "Forbidden Zone" | Dilbert | Re-recorded and rearranged version used for intro theme song. No official soundtrack release; original Oingo Boingo versions previously released on Oingo Boingo demo EP and Forbidden Zone soundtrack. |
| 2001 | "Stay" | Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut film Donnie Darko soundtrack | Does not appear on original soundtrack but was included on the British two-disc reissue in 2004. From Dead Man's Party. |
| 2005 | "Capitalism" | Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room film Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room soundtrack | From Only a Lad. |
| 2005 | "Who Do You Want to Be" | Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Tony Hawk's American Sk8land | From Boingo Alive. |
| 2006 | "Dead Man's Party" | NCIS | Appears in season 4 episode "Witch Hunt". From Dead Man's Party. |
| 2006 | "Dead Man's Party" | Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4 | From Dead Man's Party. |
| 2007 | "Only a Lad" | Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s | From Only a Lad. |
| 2009 | "Weird Science" | American Idol | Appears during San Francisco auditions in season 8. From Dead Man's Party. |
| 2011 | "Weird Science" | Rock Band 3 | Supplemental downloadable content for video game. From Dead Man's Party. |
| 2015 | "Weird Science" | Rick and Morty | Appears in season 2 trailer. From Dead Man's Party. |
| 2017 | "Just Another Day" | Stranger Things | Appears in season 2 episode "Madmax". From Dead Man's Party. |